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Operating modes for central processing unit
CPU modes are operating modes for the central processing unit of most computer architectures that place restrictions on the type and scope of operations that can be performed by instructions being executed by the CPU. For example, this design allows an operating system to run with more privileges than application software by running the operating systems and applications in different modes. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CPU modesA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Revisiting CPU Silent Data Corruptions in Modern DatacentersInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Z-80 microcomputer handbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Assessing the impact of the CPU power-saving modes on the task-parallel solution of sparse linear systemsCited 8 times
- Go sideways: Protection ringA closely related topic
- Go sideways: User space and kernel spaceA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Assessing the impact of the CPU power-saving modes on the task-parallel solution of sparse linear systems
MRCIM: A Many-Core Reconfigurable Computing-in-Memory Processor Combining CPU and Tensor Modes for NN Acceleration
Multi-CPU Parallel Computing System with Mixed Modes
Depletion mode shrinks CPU chips
🆕 Influential since 2022
đź“š Books worth reading
The Z-80 microcomputer handbookWilliam T. Barden · 1978
Introduction to the Z80 microcomputerAdi J. Khambata · 1987
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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